(MENAFN) General Motors Co., the Washington-based automaker, was fined a USD35 million due to its delay response to an ignition switch defect in millions of vehicles, The Peninsula Qatar reported.
The ignition-switch flaw, which was first noticed by the largest U.S. automaker more than ten years ago, has been linked to at least 13 death tolls, but the first recalls began only in February of 2014, despite years of consumer complaints.
The fine was announced by US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, which is the maximum the agency can impose. The federal government is currently conducting other investigations into the automaker's handling of the recall.
"What we cannot tolerate, what we will never accept, is a person or a company who knows danger exists and says nothing," Foxx said, adding: "what GM did was break the law ... They failed to meet their public safety obligations."
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